Hello, this is the Red Box Podcast, I'm Matt Cholli.

Coming up on today's episode, how do we fix the Met?

Britain's biggest police force just seems to go from one crisis to another,

with more and more revelations about a toxic culture amongst some of its officers.

We'll ask what can be done to change it as the latest report insists it's not just down to a few bad apples.

First though, as ever, on a Tuesday, it's time for our columnist panel, and it must be...

Meet the Cerberus of Colomists, the Janus of Journalism, and the ultimate political portman-toe of opinion.

It's a lie, it's a lie, it's a lie, it's a lie, it's a lie, it's a lie, it's a lie, it's a lie.

Finklevich, with Daniel Finklestein and David Aronovich, on Times Radio.

Yes, it's Finklevich, which means joining me in the studio.

I've got Daniel Finklestein, money, Danny.

Good morning.

Beaming in from whatever planet is on to days, David and one of it tomorrow, David.

Actually, when I didn't see a picture, because you're getting a little preview picture of Danny,

I thought, God, something's happened to him, it's just going to be bitch today.

And then I thought, yeah, bitch, I mean, it's got to kind of ring to it.

But thinking about it, I'm glad you're here, Danny, and very good to see you, Matt.

Just to update listeners on the thing that they're most interested in,

what is it that's on the sofa behind you today?

That's a check.

Last week, I think there was a lot of books, wasn't it?

What is it today?

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